Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Nothing says harvest time here in NORCAL more than a heaping helping of moist dirt. The road bike can take a rest. The dirt skiing season has begun! The moon dust of summer is gone, replaced with soil so voluptuously tacky my bike can do no wrong. The Blue Collar is on rails! In the 80's we had the "Anonymous Bike Club'. At that time few group MTB rides existed. The idea was to avoid the usual bike club hassles by having an anti-club. A flyer was distributed giving the time and start location. That's it! We had a blast! Hundreds of memorable bike rides ensued, and we still threaten to resurrect the "ABC" flyer. Keep the rubber side down people!

My perspective...

I did some road racing in the days of wool, and some mountain bike racing as well. When the after-race beer trucks stopped coming to MB races, I did too. I once had a gig as a bike messenger. At Western Union in '69 in SF, there were no fixed gears or tight pants, just cheap bikes and low pay!